A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 1283

Cordy lay in bed, waiting for John.

He eventually emerged from the bathroom, absent-mindedly drying his hair as he changed into fresh pajamas.

He appeared surprised to find Cordy in bed. "Going to sleep too?"

"Can't I?"

"No,’' he quickly said. "I mean, you'd have trouble sleeping at the hospital while taking care of your grandfather."

Cordy pursed her lips-that certainly was not the case.

In private hospitals, one could enjoy the hospitality usually expected from five-star hotels. With people at your beck and call, it certainly did not dull in comparison to one.

Still, John did not seem to notice Cordy's feelings as he pulled up the blanket and got into bed.

followed suit after he did and slowly slid to his

a day when he was alone in the same room with Cordy,

her firmly, he

Cordy's heart racing.

was some unknown force at work stopping them

a long while, but John was not

be desperate, and she remembered that he could not sleep the night after their wedding in

and she could not feel his body stiffening, let alone show

sound asleep, his breathing rhythmic

was left staring in disbelief-he actually fell asleep and very soundly

her chest and was left tossing and turning, unsure if she was supposed to vent

just then, as if to pull away from

making her uncomfortable, so he moved aside-which left

him, she spotted the dark circles under his

and she took a deep